Wednesday, November 18, 2015

NEW DELHI: Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal passed away on
Tuesday, less than a week after he was admitted to private hospital Medanta in
Gurgaon following complaints of breathlessness. The death of the 89-year-old
Hindutva veteran was announced by Singhal's deputy in the VHP - Praveen
Togadia.

He was on life support system since Saturday evening.

"89-year-old Ashok Singhal, was admitted at Medanta in Gurgav on October
14 in critical condition. He passed away at 2.30pm today. He had multi-organ
dysfunction, ARDS and sepsis and was being treated by a team of
specialists," said Dr AK Dubey, Medical Supritendent at Medanta.

Singhal has been suffering from respiratory and heart problems for the last one
month. On October 20, Singhal was admitted to the hospital after he complained of
chest pain in Allahabad. He was immediately flown to the city in an air
ambulance. He was discharged on Thursday after he showed signs of improvement.
He was again admitted late on Friday night.

Singhal was at the forefront of
the Ram Temple movement, which seeks to build a temple at the same site in
Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya where a medieval mosque, Babri Masjid, once stood. The
mosque, which many believe was built on the birthplace of Lord Ram, was
demolished by a Hindu mob in 1992.